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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 86 / 100
Signal
58 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 31% Procedure 5% Claims 31% Promise 10% The question 23%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 11 words we all want Canada to grow and diversify its export markets. Positioning Procedure · 5 words Today, I have good news. Procedure Claims · 30 words Strathcona Resources, a Canadian oil and gas producer, wants to export 250,000 barrels a day of crude oil from Prince Rupert.1 Strathcona will ship by rail existing in place today.2 Positioning · 19 words It just needs the Liberal government to get out of the way and remove the west coast tanker ban.3 Positioning Promise · 10 words My private member’s bill, Bill C-264, will do exactly that.4 The question · 23 words Will the Prime Minister get out of the way and repeal the tanker ban so Strathcona can help Canada become an energy superpower?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 58
3 of 3 deductions are Signal
Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “we all want Canada to grow and diversify its export markets.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Today, I have good news.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “It just needs the Liberal government to get out of the way and remove the west coast tanker ban.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · no score
Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.
Respect · 100
0 of 3 deductions are Respect
Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.
Nothing lost points.
Clarity · 100
0 of 3 deductions are Clarity
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Nothing lost points.
Claims · 4
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
1 “Strathcona Resources, a Canadian oil and gas producer, wants to export 250,000 barrels a day of crude oil from Prince Rupert.” Strathcona Resources, a Canadian oil and gas producer, wants to export 250,000 barrels a day of crude oil from Prince Rupert. search 2 “Strathcona will ship by rail” Strathcona Resources plans to ship the crude oil by rail. search 3 “the west coast tanker ban” A west coast tanker ban restricting crude oil shipments is in force in Canadian law. search 4 “My private member’s bill, Bill C-264” Bill C-264 is David McKenzie’s private member’s bill that would repeal the west coast tanker ban. search
